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Blade Runner (Director's Cut): I love the incidental details in this film, even moreso after reading What If Our World Is Their Heaven?. I just noticed the first time we see Deckard, sitting across from the noodle stand that he crosses through the rain to get to ... magnificent.

*cookie*

Depends if all the sewerage has been flushed away or not ...

Yes. Though you lose points for not explaining it in a sentence. The answer I was looking for is: "Because the universe isn't infinitely old, dummy."

You can't avoid people, even if you don't work in customer service directly. After all, doctors have to deal with patients, bosses have to deal with employees, travellers have to deal with customs officers and etcetera and vice versa. I tend to be (when I work in a service capacity ) EVEN MORE polite when someone isn't.

Let's just keep the topic about the topic, and not about the topic starter, please.

If the universe is infinite, why is the sky mostly black?

Sounds more like CN I was going to say "bedlam".

Nah, we're already into hypermodernism.

What? Deekin is innocent! He didn't want to grow dragon wings ... "

Me likey the "overchannelling" talent, Sammael. Heaven's Arrow is good: is that your innovation, or did you purloin it from a book?

Why wouldn't you spend a hundred bucks on a new mobo, out of the five hundred for a video card?

10 meter tower built over a sink hole.

In industries where margins are tight and customer loyalty can be a deciding factor, then service will be important. That sounds more like a personal problem. If you let one person ruin your day, and your service, then you probably should explore an alternative line of work. Working with customers always presents an opportunity for a customer to give you a hard time. Yes, some people are just jerks, but at the same time, that guy snapping at you could just as easily be some other guy that had his day shot because some twit at HIS work put him in a sour mood for the rest of the day. Also sounds like a stress management issue: if one has a residual amount of stress, then it takes less stress in a situation to push one over the threshold into anger. Doesn't matter how slow she was/is, that is the perfect manner to handle the register. One can be over-qualified for a job ... People are people. You can't change other people, so just be the person you want to be (hopefully that is the best person you can be). If someone is a jerk, then that is their problem. Really. If you are a good server, then you will give opportunities for your customers to interact in an efficient and mutually beneficial manner. Some people are looking for something else besides a simple transaction, though; more an excuse to vent some other frustration in their life. I spent some time as a croupier ... you meet all sorts of people on both sides of a gaming table, so I have a broad sample of personality types that I have seen; invariably the more troublesome people are bringing baggage into the transaction. Just like an oncology doctor not going to the funerals of their patients, you have to remain at arm's length from the public and do your job. Who knows, you might inspire someone (even if it's not the current person at the head of the line).

Fixed!

... And so not much point in keeping the topic open.

How does this affect the forum aversely? Just continue to post, but please use the spoiler tags to prevent spoiling the game for anyone who hasn't finished playing it yet. Doesn't seem to be terribly difficult to deal with.

CE ≠ Chaotic Stupid.

:fear:

Sure, levelling can and has been exaggerated to the point of ludicrousness ... except in ultra realistic super-games, like Deus Ex. '

Post the monk. I like monks.

I still want the 8800GTX ... '

It's more sabre rattling (by Iran) than anything else ... though they must be very pleased that the US has basically destroyed all their opposition in the region, making them the regional hegemonic power by default ...